News & Announcements
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CFRI’s New Research Structure & Strategic Planning
An update from Dr. Wyeth Wasserman, CFRI Executive Director
CFRI investigators have achieved tremendous success and made significant contributions to improving the health of children and families in British Columbia and around the world. Our aim is to be one of the top research institutes in North America dedicated to child and family research, and to support our researchers in achieving even more success. To realize this aim, we are putting in place a new research structure at CFRI that allows us to grow, and carrying out a strategic planning process that will produce a 5-year strategic plan for the research institute.
Over the next year, we will transition CFRI to four research Themes represented by Theme Leads, working with a small number of research Groups and Group Leads within each Theme. Each CFRI and CMMT investigator will become a member of a Theme.
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Dr. Wendy Robinson appointed Assistant Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
 Congratulations to Dr. Wendy Robinson, CFRI Scientist, who has been appointed Assistant Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education at UBC Faculty of Medicine.
In her new role, Dr. Robinson’s responsibilities include the development of a strategic plan to ensure excellence in training and mentoring of UBC Faculty of Medicine graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at all geographic sites, as well as facilitation of a supportive learning and research environment with opportunities for students, graduate advisors and supervisors across programs.
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Dr. Lorne Clarke appointed Medical Director, Provincial Medical Genetics Program
Dr. Lorne Clarke, CFRI Senior Clinician Scientist, is the new Medical Director of the Provincial Medical Genetics Program at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre. On behalf of everyone at CFRI, we extend our congratulations to Dr. Clarke as he takes on this important role.
Dr. Clarke has been active in translational research for over 25 years studying the pathophysiology of rare genetic metabolic disorders called lysosomal storage diseases.
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NEW DEADLINE: CIHR 2015 Foundation Scheme
The CIHR Foundation Scheme is a key funding opportunity introduced in 2014 as part of the multi-year transition to the new Open Suite of Programs and peer review processes at CIHR.
The registration deadline for the 2015 Foundation Scheme is July 27, 2015, approximately one month later than it was last year. The stage 1 application deadline is September 15, 2015.
If you have any questions about developing your application, please contact Dr. Dawn McArthur in the CFRI Research & Technology Development Office at dmcarthur@cfri.ca. For questions about the application process and obtaining signatures, please contact Nur Eisma in the CFRI Research Services Office at neisma@cfri.ubc.ca.
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Collaboration for health research in Northern British Columbia: Seed Grant Program
The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), Northern Health (NH) and University of Northern BC (UNBC) are excited to release a Request for Applications for a new Seed Grant Program. The goal of this program is to enable researchers and knowledge users at PHSA, NH and UNBC to work in partnership and initiate new research projects that focus on improving the quality of health services and improving population health in northern BC.
The total amount for this funding opportunity is $100,000, enough to fund a maximum of 10 grants. The maximum amount per grant, which will cover a six month period, is $10,000.There will be two Requests for Application intakes for this competition, with the first intake in May 2015 and the second intake in September 2015.
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Call for nominations: NSERC Steacie Fellowships
Each year NSERC offers six Steacie Fellowships, which provide support to a young faculty member for two years, free of teaching and administrative responsibilities.
Preliminary Nomination Deadline – April 29, 2015
The preliminary nomination should be sent by the nominator to Brenda Carrier, Faculty Awards Coordinator, VPRI Office, brenda.carrier@ubc.ca.
At UBC, before submission to NSERC, a Steacie Fellowship nomination requires preparation in the academic unit and endorsement by the Office of the Vice President Research & International (VPRI). As UBC is limited to a maximum of six Steacie Fellowship nominations, this preliminary nomination process insures UBC’s best possible candidates go forth.
A maximum of two Steacie Fellowship nominations will be accepted from a single department/division/center, etc. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
For complete information about the materials required for the preliminary nomination package, please see the call for nominations. For information about eligiblity, please visit the NSERC website.
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Invitation to join global pediatric therapeutic asset map
 The Enpr-EMA pediatric clinical research asset map is an ongoing initiative to create a worldwide directory of clinicians and scientists committed to addressing issues related to improving drug therapy for children.
CFRI has been added to the map and individual investigators are encouraged to add themselves if they wish to do so by completing the online questionnaire.
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Congratulations to Nur Eisma, recipient of the Unsung Hero Award
 Congratulations to Nur Eisma, UBC/ C&W Pre & Post Awards Coordinator and member of the CFRI administration team, for winning the Unsung Hero Award from the Canadian Association of Research Administrators (CARA). This award recognizes Nur for her outstanding volunteer service to CARA and the exceptional leadership she demonstrated while helping to organize CARA’s regional conference, which was hosted by UBC in the fall of 2014.
Anita Sham, Research Coordinator in the Goldowitz Lab, nominated Nur for this award. The award will be presented at CARA’s national conference in Toronto in May.
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NOTICE: Upcoming voicemail upgrades on Oak Street campus
The current voicemail system on the Oak Street campus is end-of-life, difficult and expensive to maintain, and at risk for failure. This upgrade will bring the voicemail system under manufacturer warranty, decrease maintenance costs, and mitigate the risks of outages that could impact patient care.
How will I be affected?
TELUS will upgrade the voicemail system during the following maintenance period:
- Sunday, April 26 from 1:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.
During the upgrade:
- All voicemail boxes across the Oak Street campus will be taken off-line.
- All staff attempting to access their voicemails and all unanswered inbound callers will hear a recording that voicemail services are unavailable, and to please call back later.
- The phone system will continue to operate normally; inbound and outbound calling will be unaffected. Existing call forwarding rules will also continue to operate normally.
This upgrade affects backend functionality only. Following the upgrade, users will not see changes to their voicemail setups or saved voicemail messages.
Please contact Laurence Bayzand, Director, Inter Campus Operations, BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre at 604-875-2337 or at lbayzand@cw.bc.ca if you have any questions.
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Opportunity for “rising researchers” to attend national symposium
 The Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP) is a transdisciplinary training program for the next generation of clinician-scientists in child and youth health research in Canada.
CCHCSP will reimburse travel and accommodation expenses for two “rising researchers” from UBC who wish to attend the symposium.
June 5-7, 2015 | Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax
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Banting Fellowships
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships are the most prestigious postdoctoral awards in Canada, offering $70,000 per year for two years to exceptional researchers, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth.
Applicants who wish to hold their fellowship at UBC must submit to a mandatory internal selection process that will identify the strongest applications and select a maximum of six per Tri-Council area (CIHR, NSERC & SSHRC) to receive the necessary institutional endorsement. Internal applicants must submit the application form and supporting documents to the postdoctoral fellows office at postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca by Monday, June 8, 2015 at 10:00 AM PST. No exceptions!
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Looking for research trainees this summer?
Are you looking for a summer student, graduate student or postdoctoral fellow? Get the word out by posting research training opportunities on the CFRI Training website.
If interested, email Ashley Biggerstaff at reseduc@cfri.ca and provide the following information:
- Type of training position (i.e. summer student, graduate student, etc.)
- Brief description of the position
- Start and end date of position (if applicable)
- Contact information (email and/or phone)
- How long you wish to have the posting online
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UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards
Do you have an outstanding colleague you would like to recognize? The UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards provide a wonderful opportunity to honour the contributions of exceptional professors in the Faculty of Medicine.
The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, May 1, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.
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News from the Clinical & Systems Transformation project
The Waiting Game is Over
Imagine not having to wait for a patient’s chart before initiating orders or viewing and updating it. This will soon become a reality across VCH, PHSA and PHC. More…
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Parachute’s #SafeKidsWeek
 Parachute’s Safe Kids Week is May 4 – 10, 2015.
This campaign is designed to raise awareness about the frequency and severity of preventable childhood injuries, which are the leading cause of death and disability among Canadian children.
This year, the Safe Kids Week theme is promotion and awareness of cycling and road safety in communities across the country. We are excited about this year’s approach, and our alignment with the United Nations Global Road Safety Week theme of children as vulnerable road users.
We hope you will join this cross-Canada effort. Together, we can promote this extremely important message and stop the clock on predictable and preventable injuries.
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Upcoming Events
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CelGeT Seminar
The next Cell and Gene Therapy (CelGeT) seminar will feature:
- Niels Skotte, UBC Postdoctoral Fellow, Hayden Lab, who will present the paper:
- Gardner MR, Kattenhorn LM, Kondur HR, Schaewen von M, Dorfman T, et al. (2015) AAV-expressed eCD4-Ig provides durable protection from multiple SHIV challenges. Nature 519: 87–91.
- Jens Vent-Schmidt, UBC PhD Candidate, Leving Lab, who will present on his research:
- Expression of bacterial-antigen specific chimeric antigen receptors in regulatory T cells as a novel approach to immunotherapy for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Snacks provided.
Friday, April 24, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. | Room 2108, CFRI
The CelGeT Seminar Group meets the last Friday of every month (except December). All are welcome to attend!
For more information contact Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, CFRI & CMMT Senior Scientist, Professor, UBC Department of Medical Genetics at simpson@cmmt.ubc.ca.
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Meet the new Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health
Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, the new Scientific Director of the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, is holding a meet & greet information session at the University of British Columbia.
Tuesday, April 28 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Multipurpose Room, Room 101 in the Michael Smith Laboratories, 2185 East Mall, UBC
All members of the Vancouver research community are welcome to attend. Dr. Tannenbaum will briefly highlight areas of interest and opportunity in IGH’s Strategy 2017, discuss the recent changes to CIHR’s structure and funding programs, and explain the role of the Sex and Gender Champion in upcoming funding initiatives.
For further information, contact Catherine Lavigne-Pelletier at catherine.lavigne-pelletier@criugm.qc.ca.
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Risk management education session
 All PHSA staff are invited to the next session in the PHSA Risk Management Education Series:
“eCommunication: Using Texting, Emailing and Social Media wisely to exchange patient information”.
Friday, May 1, 2015 | 11:30 am -1:30 pm | John Jambor Room, BCCA Vancouver Centre
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UBC Faculty of Medicine professional development opportunities
The UBC Faculty of Medicine is offering the following continuing professional development programs in May:
Clinical Neurosciences 2015: Integrated Therapy: From Street to Office
Friday, May 1, 2015 | 8:00 am – 3:45 pm | Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Sexual Health 2015: Building Clinician Confidence & Competence
Friday, May 29, 2015 – Saturday, May 30, 2015 | UBC Robson Square, Vancouver
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C&W Clinical Informatics CMIO Forum
 C&W Office of Clinical Informatics is holding regular forums for staff to bring forward issues, ask questions, or hear about the latest announcements, changes, or ongoing discussions.
The forum is hosted by Dr. Tyler Black, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Center, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Center, and BC Substance Use & Mental Health Services.
CMIO Forum Schedule:
- May 6, 2015 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Room D308, Shaughnessy Building
- May 22, 2015 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Room P4-312, Mental Health Building
For more information, view the forum poster.
For those unable to attend, the session conversations are available via SharePoint. For more information contact Candice Wingerter at Candice.Wingerter@cw.bc.ca.
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Satellite-symposium at 2015 Garrod Symposium
 You are invited to attend the Perkin Elmer satellite-symposium: “Clinical Application of Whole Exome / Genome in the Newborn Setting”
Thursday, May 21, 2015 | 9:00 am – 12:30 pm | Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
Keynote speaker:
Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, (well-known for the 48 hour genome) Executive Director, Medical Panomics; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
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Annual Pathology Day Conference
Pathology Day is an annual event hosted by the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine featuring guest speakers and oral and poster presentations from graduate students, residents and other trainees. At an evening reception cash prizes are awarded for the top three graduate student oral presentations, top three resident oral presentations and the top three poster presentations.
Friday, May 22, 2015 | Paetzold Education Centre, Vancouver General Hospital
Visit the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine website for a complete schedule and more information. Register online by Monday, May 18, 2015.
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Want to learn more about cancer immunotherapy?
The 8th Annual Canadian Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium/8e Symposium Canadien Annuel d’Immunotherapie du Cancer will be taking place in Vancouver BC!
Friday, May 20-22, 2015 | Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown, 1128 W Hastings St.
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Green Labs Workshop: Make your lab more sustainable
Looking to achieve big energy savings in your labs? PHSA and BC Hydro are bringing two experts in green lab practices to Vancouver for a day-long workshop.
Friday, June 12, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | John Jambor Room, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
What’s a green lab? It’s a research or teaching lab that adopts sustainable practices to improve both environmental health and safety.
This session is ideal if you’re a lab manager, energy manager or sustainability manager who wants to unlock strategies and resources for implementing a Green Labs Workshop on your campus. Find out how two U.S. universities have cut energy use and implemented other sustainability practices in their labs.
The workshop is free for participants from organizations that are part of BC Hydro’s Workplace Conservation Association (WCA). The cost for attendees from organizations that are not currently part of the WCA program is $100/person. To register, contact Heather Scholefield at Heather.Scholefield@bchydro.com.
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BC Alliance on Telehealth Policy and Research: 8th annual workshop
Join other health professionals, decision makers, researchers, students and industry representatives as we examine innovative telehealth and eHealth programs in BC and Canada.
Speaker and poster sessions will offer insights and networking opportunities with key thought leaders in telehealth.
Monday, June 15, 2015 | 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver
Keynote speaker:
- Dr. Emily Seto, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation & TECHNA Institute, University Health Network, Toronto
Presenters:
- Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, PHEMI
- Lynda Brown-Ganzert, Curatio
- Annemarie Kaan, St. Paul’s Hospital & Dr. Scott Lear, CFRI and St. Paul’s Hospital
For more information, view the conference poster. To register go to www.bcatpr.ca/workshops.
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BCIRPU 2015 webinars
Upcoming webinars from the BC Injury Research Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) at CFRI:
Concussion Awareness and Education in BC, Dr. Shelina Babul
Thursday, May 21, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST
Smoke Alarms Work But Not Forever, Fire Chief Len Garis
Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST
Challenges and Advances in Measuring the Burden of Injury, Dr. Belinda Gabbe
Thursday, September 17, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST
Injury Prevention Casebook, Dr. Ian Pike
Thursday, November 19, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST
For details and registration, please see the BCIRPU website.
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Upcoming conferences
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CFRI’s top stories
The most-read and most-clicked stories in our last issue included information on ways to share your research with your community through Science World’s Community Science Initiative.
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CFRI Scholars of Excellence Program
The Scholars of Excellence Program is an exciting new CFRI initiative that will give exceptional trainees the opportunity to develop innovative research under the mentorship of researchers at CFRI and BC Children’s Hospital. Scholars will receive a generous stipend of $70,000 a year for 3-5 years.
Applications are due Thursday, April 30, 2015.
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CFRI Summer Student Research Program
The deadline to enroll in the CFRI Summer Student Research Education Program (for students who have an established funding source) is Friday, May 15, 2015.
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CAPHC Presents! Webinar series
CAPHC Presents! is a weekly webinar program that brings together trusted and credible voices to speak about a range of issues related to child and youth healthcare. For a complete schedule and registration information visit the CAPHC Website.
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Report released on accessing health data in Canada
The Council of Canadian Academies has released a new report entitled “Accessing Health And Health-Related Data in Canada.” The full report can be found here.
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Upcoming online courses from Population Data BC
The professional specialization certificate in population health data analysis gives health researchers the tools to accurately examine, analyse and evaluate population health data and use this information to advance positive health outcomes within societies. You may enrol in up to two courses without applying for admission to the full certificate program.
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Upcoming grant and award deadlines
- NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellowships: preliminary nomination deadline: April 29, 2015. More…
- March of Dimes general research grant letter of intent deadline: April 30, 2015. More…
- CFRI Scholars of Excellence Program application deadline: April 30, 2015. More…
- CIHR Operating Grant : SPOR PIHCI Network: Quick Strikes grant application deadline: April 30, 2015. More…
- CIHR Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research nomination deadline: May 1, 2015. More…
- CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant application deadline: May 5, 2015. More…
- Bloomberg Manulife Prize for Promotion of Active Health nomination deadline: May 15, 2015. More…
- Children’s Heart Foundation Research in Congenital Heart Disease grants application deadline. June 5, 2015. More…
- CIHR Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program application deadline: June 15, 2015. More…
- CIHR Foundation Scheme 2015 Live Pilot registration deadline: July 27, 2015.* More…
- CIHR Foundation Scheme 2015 Live Pilot stage 1 application deadline: September 15, 2015. More…
*Please note the registration deadline for this year’s Foundation Scheme is in July, not June as it was last year.
Stay up-to-date on funding and award opportunities through the CIHR Funding Opportunity Database.
UBC’s VP Research & International Office also maintains a comprehensive calendar of major award opportunities, and visit JDRF’s website to stay up to date on all their funding opportunities and deadlines.
To subscribe to email updates from the UBC Office of Research services featuring upcoming grants and awards email Donna Lei at donna.lei@ors.ubc.ca.
For assistance and questions related to the grant application process, please contact Nur Eisma (neisma@cfri.ubc.ca) in the CFRI Office of Research Services.
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Upcoming grand rounds
Department of Pediatrics: 2015 Schedule
Every Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Chan Centre for Family Health Education (Auditorium), CFRI
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology: 2015 Schedule
Times and locations vary.
Department of Medicine: 2015 Schedule
First Thursday of each month | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Paetzold Lecture Theatre, Vancouver General Hospital.
BC Women’s Hospital: 2015 Schedule
Third Friday of each month | 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Shaughnessy building, room D308
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